Collection: History Support Collection

Too many people zap along the Hume Highway as if their only objective is to get to the other end. That's no way to enjoy Australia's Highway of History, a road along which so much of our national history took place, where so many fascinating people helped make the Australia we know today. Read t...

Includes Beverly Hills, George's River, Kingsgrove, Lugarno, Mortdale, Narwee, Oatley, Peakhurst, Penshurst, Riverwood.

This volume contains an overview of the study and tasks undertaken, a discussion of the nature of what are huts and cabins; examples of NPWS hut history and architecture; cultural significance of NPWS hut resources and district/regional recommendations.

This book provides the fundamental principles relating to fluids at rest or in motion as they apply to engineering practice and to illustrate those principles with practical problems.

Jeff Edwards is a local author whose book "The Iceman" tells the crew of the Henswytch Rowing Club who know all about team spirit and how powerful it can be, but how far should they go? What lengths are they willing to go to for their fellow crewmen? Former commando Tom Briggs is introduced to th...

Compiled as an aid to identifying Australian houses circa 1820-1900. It will help in recognizing the characteristics of buildings of different eras, as well as their individual architectural elements.

The Burra Charter has been widely accepted and adopted as the standard for heritage conservation in Australia

This book contains photographs in chronological order of changes that have happened in North-West New South Wales from 1885 to 1994.

This publication contains information about immigration research and Julius Duboc a German philospher who came to Australia in 1854 and spent three years here.